Friday, February 26, 2016

Labrador Retriever celebrates a quarter of a century at number one

Labrador Retrieverlovers
have spoken!

The American Kennel Club, the nation’s largest purebred dog
registry, announced this week that the intelligent, family friendly breed holds
tight to the number one spot on the most popular list for the 25th consecutive
year, continuing the longest reign as the nation’s top dog in AKC history.

While the Lab is clearly America’s dog, the French Bulldog
is poised for a takeover. The affectionate and playful breed continues to win
the hearts of dog lovers everywhere, jumping three spots to number six in 2015.

In addition to the country’s most popular, the movers and
shakers of 2015 were the bigger breeds. The Cane Corsojumped 12 spots (47th to 35th), the Norwegian Elkhoundrose 12 spots (100th to 88th), the Wirehaired
Pointing Griffonjumped eight spots
(74th to 66th), the Belgian Malinoismoved
up eight spots (59th to 51st), the Belgian Tervurenrose eight spots (106th to 98th), and the Leonberger jumped eight
spots (101st to 93rd), among others.

2015 Most Popular
Dogs in the U.S.:

1. Labrador Retriever

2. German Shepherd Dog

3. Golden Retriever

4. Bulldog

5. Beagle

6. French Bulldog

7. Yorkshire Terrier

8. Poodle

9. Rottweiler

10. Boxer

To follow
the AKC on Twitter, go to http://www.twitter.com/akcdoglovers.

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